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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My nanny has missed a lot of work for various things, so "to make up for it" was coming in when she was really too sick to handle the kids. This meant I came home to a house that looked like a hurricane hit, and then felt like I would a real bitch if I said anything to the sick nanny about not doing her job right.

So, we talked a couple of days later about expectations for staying home, and she has not done that again, even though it has cost her some money since she ran through all of her PTO.

I told her that I appreciate her coming and "powering through" a headache or an upset stomach, but three little kids are too much for someone really sick, and part of her professional duty is to recognize that (and let me get a replacement for the day).[/quote]

You should also feel like a real bitch not paying your legitimately sick nanny. Let me guess, she gets sick right after caring for your sick kids? When was the last time you only had 5 sick days, to use for the entire year, including doctor visits, and sick days for your kids? [b]Compound that by working with kids, germs, and poop all day.[/b] [/quote]

If working with kids is a negative aspect of a job as a nanny, then why be a nanny? [/quote]

I didn't say it was a negative, I was trying to say that it contributes to illness. Nannies are given a very small, entry level, irrespective of their experience, amount of PTO. I sometimes get the feeling that some MBs, with their weeks upon weeks of PTO, are simply so far removed from this experience that they can't relate.

It is difficult as hell to stay healthy mentally and physically when you 1)are constantly exposed to illnesses and germs, 2)feel pressure to never miss work, as you are the sole employee, 3)get very little time off to begin with, and don't even have full control over how and when said piddly amount of time is used, and 4)are either uninsured or have crap insurance because your employer isn't forced to offer it. Put all of this together and nannies get sick. Sometimes they need a day to lay on the couch at work, despite feeling miserable, and let the kids entertain themselves, and not have you bitch about getting your dollars worth.

You whine when we call out, you whine when we come in, you don't see the need to offer insurance, you want us to care for your sick kids, and we get 5 days of our choosing for vacation, and 5 sick days we aren't allowed to use. Please try to think of someone else, and from their prospective every once in awhile before you complain and judge. Its probably been many years since your benefits package was so crappy, and I think you really just don't understand. [/quote]

You act like all other jobs get these benefits.  I'm not a nanny, I'm a physician and I don't get any PTO or sick time in my job.  If I don't work I don't get paid.  I also don't get health insurance.  We "get" health insurance from my husbands job for which we pay $800/month.  My husband gets PTO but no sick time or snow days.  We still offer our nanny both 2 weeks PTO and 5 days sick time.  FWIW I don't know anyone in any job who gets more than 5 days sick time. [/quote]

The vast majority of MBs do get these benefits and more, so drop the straw man argument. If it doesn't apply to you, then it doesn't apply to you, but it DOES apply to most MBs. [/quote]

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